The Leading Information Technology News Summary - Vol.45 No.17 - April 26, 2004

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Monthly-style IT news summary highlighting storage and network-processor developments. Toshiba confirms leadership in the 2.5-inch HDD segment with the MK1031GAS, introducing a 100GB drive and describing advances in areal density, smaller head “Femto Sliders,” improved shock resistance, and reduced power consumption. The issue also reports Applied Micro Circuits Corporation’s strong 2003 network-processor results and continued market-share growth, alongside a brief table of featured industry items across networking and enterprise hardware.

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Toshiba – new 100GB 2.5-inch HDD offers world’s highest capacity

AMCC – contributed the most to the network processing market’s growth in 2003

The Leading Information Technology News Summary--Now In Its 45ᵗhYear Vol.45 No.17 9.5mm high.The MK1031GASis ideally suitedfor integration into portable PCs,especiallythose with advanced audio-visual capabilitiesthat need the capacity to handle large videosources. “We are delighted to announce theworld's highest capacity 2.5-inch HDD,"saidAmy Dalphy,manager,HDD business unit,Toshiba SDD.“We made improvements to pushthe capacity,increase shock resistance andlowerpower consumption and noise.The resultingdrive is perfect for integration in high specportable PCs and other portable devices.Ourstrategy is to create the technologies andproducts that make a reality of ubiquitouscomputing and we are sure the MK1031GASmakes a valuable contribution to that." TOSHIBA’S NEW 100GB 2.5-INCH HDDOFFERS WORLD’S HIGHESTCAPACITY Toshiba Corporation has confirmed itsleadership in the fast growing market for 2.5-inch hard disk drives(HDD)with theannouncement of the MK1031GAS,the highestcapacity drive yet achieved in this increasinglyimportant form factor.Making full use ofToshiba's latest advances in HDD technologies,including the highest areal density yetcommercialized,the new HDD delivers 100GBof storage capacity and does so in a drive only April 26,2004 AMCC CONTRIBUTEDTHE MOSTTOTHENETWORKPROCESSINGMARKET’SGROWTHIN 2003 SAYSTHE LINLEYGROUP Network Processor Market Grew 30%in 2003 to a Record $85M;AMCC'sMarketshare Almost Triple That of NearestCompetitor Applied Micro Circuits Corporation(AMCC)(Nasdaq:AMCC)today announced thatmarket research firm The Linley Group again(Continued on Page 2) INTHISISSUE NEW 1X1 TAB-DOWN SMT JOC SERIESCONNECTORS FROM PULSE… ………3 INGENICO ANNOUNCES NEXTGENERATION I5100 COUNTERTOPTERMINAL FOR US MARKET…………4 NORTEL RECEIVES PACKETCABLEMEDIA GATEWAY CONTROLLERQUALIFICATION STATUS… ………4 INTERSIL RELEASES ADVANCEDPCI/PCI-X HOT PLUG CONTROLLER…..…5 F5 NETWORKS ANNOUNCES NEWSOLUTION DEVELOPER PROGRAM……6 BLUECAT NETWORKS’MERIDIUSSECURITY GATEWAY APPLIANCEPOUNCES ON SPAM IN REAL TIME……8 TOSHIBA (Continued from Page 1) Toshiba achievedthe world'sfirst 100GB 2.5-inch HDDby establishing anew benchmarkfor areal density:80-gigabits of data per squareinch.The key to achieving this was replacing thePico Sliders attached to the drive's heads,whichmaintain the appropriate distance from the diskduring read and write operations,with FemtoSliders that are 35 percent smaller and muchlighter.Advances were also achieved in the thin-film technology for both the head and media. The new drive's operating shockresistance of 325G(2msec)is 50 percent higherthan in Toshiba's current 2.5-inch HDD(a),dueto the employment of smaller,lighter FemtoSliders in combination with a lighter head-suspension and head arm. Powerconsumption ofthe MK1031GASis approximately 20 percent lower on averagethan the company's current drive(a)due to pulsewidth modulation(PWM)that controls diskrotation speed by switching the power supply tothe spindle motor on and off at a controlledfrequency.A DC-DC converter is also used inthe power unit. The new drive is the latest addition toToshiba's full line of mobile hard disk drives,providing customers with every key capacitypoint.Toshiba's line of drives include 2.5-inchHDDs available in 15GB/20GB/30GB/40GB/60GB/80GB and 100GB capacities and 1.8-inch HDDs available in 10GB/15GB/20GB/30GB and 40GB capacities.Toshiba is also April 26,2004 currently developing 0.85-inch HDDs in 2GBand 4GB capacities. Toshiba SDD,a division of ToshibaAmerica Information Systems,Inc.,leads themarket in the development,design andmanufacturing of combination DVD/CDrecordable drives and small form factor 0.85-inch,1.8-inch and 2.5-inch hard disk drives.Toshiba SDD markets high-quality peripheralsto original equipment manufacturers,value-added resellers,value-added dealers,systemsintegrators and distributors in the United States.Inherent in the Toshiba storage family are thehigh-

FAQs

What new storage product does Toshiba announce in this issue?

Toshiba announces the MK1031GAS, a highest-capacity 2.5-inch HDD offering 100GB storage.

What technology changes does Toshiba cite for the MK1031GAS?

The report highlights higher areal density and smaller head components (“Femto Sliders”), plus thin-film advances for the head and media.

What does the issue say about AMCC’s performance in 2003?

AMCC is reported as No. 1 worldwide for network processors in 2003, with its contribution described as a major factor in market growth and continued year-over-year share gains.

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